17 Apr 2008

Major opportunity in ticketing
The big penetration of transport ticketing by the more reliable, faster and less easily defrauded RFID will only happen when it is entirely printed and costing under 5 cents per disposable ticket.
16 Apr 2008

Electricity from sun and heat - printing the new photovoltaics
Reflecting the interests of this huge new industry, IDTechEx will now stage a conference Photovoltaics beyond Conventional Silicon in Denver Colorado 17-18 June.
External press release
15 Apr 2008

7.1 M Euro grant to fund development of portable DIAdvisor
Toumaz Technology and consortium partners win major EU funding to develop personal blood glucose predictor for diabetes patients.
15 Apr 2008

Progress with stretchable electronics
Stretchable electronics is needed for many potential applications in healthcare and elsewhere.
14 Apr 2008

Invisible electronics
Printed electronics is evolving so fast that the full variety of benefits arising has yet to become clear.
External press release
11 Apr 2008

A new name for a proven product for polymer electronics
Intrinsically conductive polymers are becoming more and more important for the electronics industry.
External press release
11 Apr 2008

Thinfilm signs Memorandum of Understanding with Dupont Teijin Films UK
Thin Film Electronics ASA, announces that Thinfilm has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (
10 Apr 2008

Market forecasts revealed in Dresden
Peter Harrop revealed, the printed electronics industry may have started by showing cost advantages with its membrane keyboards, printed RFID antennas, heaters and the like but more and more technical advantages are being discovered with some of the new printed and potentially printed technologies.
9 Apr 2008

Printed electronics suppliers' database
The IDTechEx printed electronics suppliers' database offers details on over 600 companies currently active in printed and potentially printed electronics and electrics.
8 Apr 2008

Researchers develop darkest manmade material
The darkest material ever measured has been created by researchers in the US, making it 4 times darker than the previous recorded record.
7 Apr 2008

3M advances in RFID on a broad front
3M uses balls with self levelling RFID tags in them for location and identity of gas and other pipelines in the USA - a similar function is now being performed in China.
External press release
4 Apr 2008

Germany pioneering new innovations
Germany's expertise in industrial production, printing processes, and chemicals - all essential elements to printed electronics - make it a leading location for investments.
External press release
4 Apr 2008

NanoDynamics exhibits nano-scale metals at Printed Electronics Europe
NanoDynamics will display its selection of metal flakes and powders for printed electronics industry applications at Printed Electronics Europe, April 8-9, 2008 in Dresden, Germany.
4 Apr 2008

Graphene - highest mobility and processable
Chemists and physicists are hard at work developing production processes for graphene - one day it may even be printable.
External press release
3 Apr 2008

MicroCat represents the synergy of two innovations
MacDermid Electronics Solutions has developed a novel additive circuit formation process called MicroCat.
3 Apr 2008

Training the next generation of the printed electronics workforce
Several universities from around the world are sending the most promising academics to meet companies and explore markets for the technology at Printed Electronics Europe.
3 Apr 2008

Increasing efficiencies for thin film solar cells
Recently, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced that they have moved closer to creating a thin-film solar cell that can compete with the efficiency of the more common silicon-based solar cell.
External press release
3 Apr 2008

Soligie appoints printed electronics veterans
Soligie Appoints Printed Electronics Veterans Richard Morris & Mark Duarte to Lead Business Development & Sales.
External press release
3 Apr 2008

ImageXpert announces new innovations for printed electronics
ImageXpert has recently developed two products that allow for a broader range of printed electronic part inspection.